Tulane University of Louisiana Top Questions

Tulane is a great school in what is without a doubt the best college town in the country. There isn't really Tulane pride as much as New Orleans pride, and nobody goes to football games after their first one freshman year.

At Tulane, students have the incredible city of New Orleans to take advantage of. This is the most important reason for my coming to school here. Some locals may look down upon you when they figure out your a Tulane student, maybe because they may think that you're just a close-minded, spoiled rich white kid who want to get drunk at the Boot every night. There is always a chance to redeem yourself and the Tulane name by just being real with people, which is something that I try to do.

The best thing about Tulane is that it is in New Orleans, there is so much to do here. If you want to be apart of the Tulane community, it is very easy. However, if you don't want to interact a lot with the school, there are so many options for young people in New Orleans. There is a lot of school pride, students love to say they go to Tulane, which is ironic because people rarely go to the sporting events, with the execption of baseball. People always wonder how the school is after Katrina. I was here before and after Katrina, and it is doing just as well as before. The administration got rid of some programs, which upset a lot of people, but the university had to change somethings after the storm. Students most frequently complain that the administration is a bit slow on getting things done, but it is the southern mentality. My four years at Tulane have been the best of my life. It is so cool to be in a city that is rebuilding and in a school with such fun, cool, and crazy people.

The size of Tulane is perfect. It's big enough that there aren't cliques, and you don't know everyone, but it's small enough that you don't have classes with 450 students. New Orleans is an AMAZING city, especially for college students. Most of my peers at other schools have told me they go to movies or mini golf when they go out, but New Orleans offers so many things to do that we never even have to consider being bored. There's quite a bit of school pride here, especially when a rival school is playing us in some sport. Our only setback is that we don't have an on-campus football stadium, but our baseball stadium is great, and tons of students go to games. Our basketball arena is one of the smallest in NCAA, but it has such a great atmosphere that everyone enjoys it.

Living in New Orleans is incredible. I grew up mainly in foreign countries, and so when it came time to choose a college I was very tempted to go back overseas. But New Orleans is so unique, vibrant, and dynamic that it held the same appeal as living in another country! The spirit of New Orleans definitely rubs off on Tulane -- and once you've been here a while it gets in your blood, too.

Tulane represents the perfect situation for a college for me. The campus is beautiful and in a great location. The campus is only about 20 minutes away from downtown New Orleans but far away enough that I still feel separated in an academic environment. Audubon park is right off campus as well, which is beautiful. The academics are challenging but the school has much more to offer than just a great education. There are so many opportunities to get involved and grow in leadership skills. There is always something to do, whether you drink or not. With most colleges all there is to do is get drunk the dorms or bars, but Tulane nightlife is so much more than that.

New Orleans is the most perfect college city I can imagine. In the south, but not southern, catering the most mouthwatering creole food, presenting all sorts of musical artists, french beignets, spanish history, voodoo legends, and the shared loyalty to a city who survived Katrina. This is the backdrop for life at Tulane. Despite the big city, everyone here makes it feel like a homey town with all of the privately owned boutiques and restaurants. Post-Katrina, New Orleans is so ready for change, and studying down here gives you the chance to do something. We have a gorgeous campus, full of ancient oak trees and grassy quads, whose antiquity is only completed by the English man who lounges on his motorbike and smokes his pipe, saying "allo!" to all passersby.

The best thing about Tulane is the people and the city. The students here are so fun, yet so intelligent. Everyone is really down to earth and ready to have a good time. Obviously, the city caters to our constant need for a good night out. Plenty of bars in walking distance. You won't find this kind of social/ night life anywhere else. If I could change one thing about Tulane, it would be the fact that the administration doesn't recognize Greek life as student organizations. They don't give Greek life the attention or recognition it deserves. Especially since 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus is Greek. Tulane is the perfect size. Not too small, yet not too large. It's nice too see familiar faces around. We have several coffee shops on campus which provide great study areas. Our new student center is amazing. It has plenty of great comfortable furniture to hang out or study in. Besides the Greek life issue, Tulane's administration does a great job listening to the students. We wanted a fall break; they gave it to us. They have great emergency plans, and we get biweekly emails from the president himself. I would say the biggest controversy on campus lately is a website called JuicyCampus. The students are fighting for the administration to ban it. The website is basically a portal for gossiping and bullying. It is absolutely horrible what people write about others. It needs to be taken off of the internet. Unfortunately, this radical of an action probably won't happen until someone commits suicide, because of the horrible things people are writing about them. Honestly, the website needs to go. There is a ridiculous amount of school pride here. Everyone here loves it. Ask anyone on campus, and they will tell you about the night life, the classes, and the great atmosphere Tulane has to offer. I would NEVER want to be anywhere else. WE HAVE MARDI GRAS!!

I feel like Tulane is really the average college. it's a good size, obviously much smaller than a state school, but big enough that you don't know everyone.

It's the perfect size, not to big that you never see anyone you know, not too small that you are sick of seeing the same people. I would change the apathy of the students. There are very few active student organizations other than Greek life or student government. It is hard to get out and meet people by doing something other than going to bars. People either haven't heard of Tulane, or they have heard about the hurricane. For people who know something about colleges, they are pretty impressed by the name Tulane. The area around the university is a pretty "college town" area, but then you can get away from it by going downtown.